The latest from NOW Cleveland

I am broken hearted and angry after the horrific massacre in Pittsburgh. I have been reading blog posts by their Rabbi, Jeffrey Myers and wondering just how angry he must be. One of his most recent posts is about celebrating joys and not just funerals. It’s lovely and I urge you to read it. What…

This week is the Grab Em By the Midterms Rally! Sign Up! Come and get inspired! Armchair Activism This week the Parks System is taking comments about whether they should charge for protests outside the White House. Apparently the security costs are starting to weigh on the administration. Please let the government know what…

What I remember most about being molested as a child was when the man told me, “You used to like it.” Hearing this from a family friend was alarming and something that stayed with me, shaping my relationships for decades. It was a little thing, only five words! but had incredible ramifications. Even today, I…

I am a bitter American. I have been for a long time. But last week, I helped someone register to vote. I ended up feeling great that I could help, but it was also a little disturbing. The young man, who is an intern in my office, is of Indian descent. His parents are immigrants…

Hello, NOW Cleveland! Welcome to the weekly NOW newsletter where we will tell you about what’s happening this week, give you an action point that you can do from your own home and feature a feminist (and maybe a few more things!) Details about the Voter Registration Drive: In honor of National Voter Registration Day,…

As the grassroots arm of the women’s movement, the National Organization for Women is dedicated to its multi-issue and multi-strategy approach to women’s rights, and is the largest organization of feminist grassroots activists in the United States. NOW has hundreds of chapters and hundreds of thousands of members and activists in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Since our founding in 1966, NOW’s purpose is to take action through intersectional grassroots activism to promote feminist ideals, lead societal change, eliminate discrimination, and achieve and protect the equal rights of all women and girls in all aspects of social, political, and economic life.